Trevor Noah spoke out on the stereotyping of Muslims after
Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris.

On Saturday during the New York Comedy Festival (which this
Business Insider reporter attended), Noah dedicated some of his
standup performance to discussing the problem.

"We saw it with the attacks yesterday," he told a sold-out
audience at New York's Town Hall theater, referring to the crisis
in Paris.

"Immediately people say it’s Muslims," he continued. "'It’s
Islam. I hate that religion.' It’s not the religion. Islam means
peace. I’m not even Muslim, but I’m not even comfortable with
this. Islam means peace. It’s so easy now to label it as a
terrorist religion."

Noah, who had taken a very earnest tone to speak about the
stereotyping of Muslims, drove his point home with some humor.

"The truth is most Muslim people are not
terrorists," the 31-year-old South African-born comedian said.
"Most, 99.9% of Muslim people are not terrorists. How do we know
this? Because we’re still alive. You understand? There are more
than a billion Muslim people on the planet... They have ample
opportunities. Those falafels that we buy after the club at
midnight? Most Muslims are not terrorists."

Fellow late-night hosts Stephen Colbert, Bill Maher, and
John Oliver delivered their passionate
responses to the Paris attacks over the weekend. "The Daily Show
with Trevor Noah," along with Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonight
Show," "Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” and “The Late Late Show
with James Corden” don't air on Fridays.

"Saturday Night Live" replaced its usual comedic cold open
with a message to Paris spoken in English and
French by cast member Cecily Strong.